Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Squires, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Squires and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Squires
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Squires:
- 36.851446, -92.624889
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Squires
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Squires is near Ozark County and also Taney County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ozark County
- eBird sighting report for Taney County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Squires ...
We found four communities that share the name Squires.
Within Missouri, the name Squires is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Ohio
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Squires ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Brushyknob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushyknob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushyknob
- Brushyknob is located in Douglas County
- Evans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Foil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Goodhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Noble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Pondfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Red Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Romance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Summit City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Sweden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Thornfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
How Far From Squires to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Squires to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Squires and extending to:
- Ava, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Squires to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,352 miles [11,831.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,232 miles [8,420.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Squires. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Squires) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Squires. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8514, Longitude: -92.6249 In this case, the coordinates for Squires have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Squires to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.573 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.249 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.152 degrees. |